it doesn't smell like vinegar, but it does have a strange odor to it. I can't describe it. It's not bad, just I have never smelled it before. I racked it into secondary, put it in the basement, let's see.

EC1118 is a powerful yeast, low foaming, hard compact lees, wide heat tolerance, rapid clean ferment. Not sure if you want to use it for a cider that doesnt have a lot of sugar added and some nutrients. It will eat all your sugar from the cider and while its looking around for more might be giving your some different off smells? If you treat it like an ale yeast its not going to give you its full potential, you should treat it like a powerful wine yeast and give it something to eat and a little energizer. Premier Cuvee is in the same league, would be excellent for fermenting in a big carboy as long as they are treated like wine yeast and not like ale yeast. WVMJ